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How much eye power is required to become a pilot?


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RE: How much eye power is required to become a pilot?

Nidhi Arora
Nidhi Arora
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Sight is a pilot's most important ability, and flying puts it to the test. Pilots face problems such as blind spots, low visibility and areas with few visual references, along with the normal limitations of sight. As the Federal Aviation Administration's "Pilot Vision" explains, beyond a one-degree cone within the 135-degree normal field of vision, sight acuity drops 90 percent. Switching focus can take several seconds. Fully adapting to low light can take up to 45 minutes. Facing such challenges, it's easy to see why the FAA requires good pilot eyesight.

Moreover, 'An applicant may be assessed as fit with hypermetropia not exceeding +5.0 dioptres, myopia not exceeding -6.0 dioptres, astigmatism not exceeding 2.0 dioptres, and anisometropia not exceeding 2.0 dioptres, provided that optimal correction has been considered and no significant pathology is demonstrated.  Monocular visual acuities should be 6/6 or better.' 

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